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Recreating the role of working dogs in medieval craft production
In this video I try to bring back the dog profession of the turnspit dog, and spent a year trying to train one to make it work. Do you think this technology will make a come back?
Dog-powered machines became so common in the early 19th century that specific breeds of dogs were created to ensure they were small and strong, like the Turnspit dog pictured above. The 1853 book The ...
The turnspit dog was once an essential part of every large kitchen in Britain. Bred to run in a wheel that turned a roasting spit, the small but... Turnspit Dogs: The Rise And Fall Of The Vernepator ...
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